This information has been compiled as a courstesy service by the Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme (MWBP) (www.mekongwetlands.org) from information that is publicly available. The information does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of MWBP, and the views and information expressed do not necessarily reflect those of MWBP or its partners.
Myanmar tests show first case of bird flu
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
BANGKOK: Myanmar has found the H5N1 bird flu virus in chickens in what is believed to be the secretive country's first case of the deadly disease, but there ...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3602635a12,00.html
Azerbaijan reports three people dead with bird flu
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
BAKU: Azerbaijan's Health Ministry said today three people who died earlier this month had been infected with bird flu in the country's first case in humans. ...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3603665a12,00.html
Azerbaijan says three people killed by bird flu
Reuters.uk - UK
By Rufat Abbasov. BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Monday bird flu had killed three people, in the country's first known cases in humans. ...
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=...
US CREDIT - Bird flu has limited spread impact
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) - Fears of bird flu spreading to the United States have so far sparked only limited hedging and speculation among credit investors ...
http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&st...
Bird Flu Shot Requires 6-Month Production
Washington Post - United States
By KEVIN FREKING. WASHINGTON -- Don't count on a vaccine to protect against bird flu during the first six months of a pandemic. Health ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/13/AR200603...
First bird flu cases found in Afghanistan, Myanmar
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
KABUL/YANGON: Afghanistan has detected its first known cases of bird flu and there is a high risk it is the deadly H5N1 strain, United Nations and Afghan ...
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C03%5C14%5Cstory_14-...
Number of H5N1 bird flu cases rises to three
Swissinfo - Switzerland
... the lake. So far at least 20 cases of bird flu have been reported in the Lake Constance region – nine on Swiss shores. In this ...
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=6545786&cKe...
Three die of bird flu in Azerbaijan
Bangkok Post - Thailand
Baku (Agencies): Tests have confirmed that three people recently died from bird flu, a top Azerbaijani health official said early Tuesday Thailand time. ... http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=84846
Bird flu suspected at poultry farm in Germany
Expatica - Netherlands
MUNICH - Fears grew Monday that bird flu might have spread to a poultry farm in Germany after seven ducks died with influenza-like symptoms in the southern ...
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_i...
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Bird flu - show us the money, say govts
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... 13 March (IRIN) - Southern African countries have expressed confidence about dealing with an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu but funding for ...
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/22d983527ee743d89c5e7e4425...
IMF warns of economic blow from bird flu pandemic
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deadly bird flu pandemic is likely to deal a sharp blow to the global economy with widespread disruptions in work places, trade and ...
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&stor...
Press Briefing on Avian Influenza by Adrian Edwards, Spokesperson ...
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland
... We have tested 459 samples here [in our department] to find if there are any cases of seropositive avian influenza. Out of these ...
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6MUKMU?OpenDocument
Applied Biosystems Announces Commercial Availability of Rapid ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... and Africa of its TaqMan(R) Influenza A/H5 Detection Kit, which is capable of rapidly and reliably detecting multiple strains of avian influenza in laboratory ...
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news...
USGS Testing Wild Birds for Avian Influenza
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
... eight months, scientists at the US Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center report they have found only common types of avian influenza viruses that ... http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/13557/
Avian Influenza Pandemic Awareness and Preparedness Training to be ...
TMCnet - USA
... NexPort Solutions and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) have formed a partnership to develop and deliver Avian Influenza (H5N1) Pandemic ... http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-avian-influenza-pandemic-awareness-prepar...
Airport staff vaccinated against influenza strains
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
THE Doha International Airport Committee for Avian Influenza Preparation has yesterday launched a campaign to vaccinate all employees working at the airport ...
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=76728&...
